U.S. Steel Merchant Final Imports: Final merchant imports to the U.S. came in at 39,375 tons in July 2024, increasing 4% month over month (m/m).

Figure 1 further breaks down total merchant imports from January 2016 – July 2024.

Figure 2 charts the largest exporting countries in rank order through May. Mexico and Canada, combined, account for 82% of the total this month. Mexico was the largest exporter to the U.S. with 17,093 tons; Canadian imports came in at 15,316 tons.

Figure 3 also charts the largest imports by district of entry into the U.S. in rank order. Laredo, TX was the largest receiver of merchants this month, receiving 14,640 tons of the total. Detroit, MI was next, coming in at 10,609 tons, while Houston-Galveston was the third-largest receiver, coming in at 3,916 tons. Together, these top three receiving ports collected 74% of all U.S. merchant imports.

Please note the format of Figure 2 and Figure 3 has changed. Countries are listed alphabetically left to right and month/year is on the y-axis. There are listed totals YTD for each country and district of entry, respectively.

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